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River Flood Warning 87, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this river flood warning at Apr 13, 2020, 2:25 AM CDT for Bibb County, Jefferson County, Shelby County, Alabama. It took effect at Apr 13, 2020, 5:55 AM CDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 13, 2020, 2:25 AM CDT (07:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 13, 2020, 5:55 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2020, 8:19 PM CDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Bibb County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Shelby County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Cahaba River near Cahaba Heights (CHGA1).
- Action stage
- 14 ft
- Minor stage
- 14 ft
- Moderate stage
- 22 ft
- Major stage
- 24 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02423425, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted.
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WGUS44 KBMX 130725
FLWBMX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
225 AM CDT Mon Apr 13 2020
...The National Weather Service in Birmingham AL has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Alabama...
Cahaba River Near Cahaba Heights Affecting Bibb...Jefferson and
Shelby Counties.
.Heavy rainfall has occurred in the last 24 hours over the Cahaba
River basin...and a flood warning is now in effect for the Cahaba
River at Cahaba Heights.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Do not drive cars through flooded areas. Turn Around...Don't Drown.
Another statement will be issued by Monday morning...or sooner if
conditions warrant.
&&
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225 AM CDT Mon Apr 13 2020
The National Weather Service in Birmingham AL has issued a
* Flood Warning for
the Cahaba River Near Cahaba Heights.
* from early this morning to Tuesday morning...or until the warning
is cancelled.
* At 1:30 AM Monday The stage Was 6.6 feet.
* Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...rise above flood stage by early this morning and
continue to rise to near 17.1 feet by this afternoon. The river
will fall below flood stage by tonight.
* Impact...At 17.0 feet...Flooding of some commercial property in the
area begins as stages continues to rise.
&&
LAT...LON 3341 8673 3337 8677 3333 8684 3335 8684
3340 8677 3342 8674
$$2 follow-up statements
655
WGUS84 KBMX 131403
FLSBMX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
903 AM CDT Mon Apr 13 2020
...The flood warning continues for the Cahaba River Near Cahaba
Heights...
.Rises continue along the Alabama River following the heavy
rainfall of the past 24 hours...and a flood warning remaines in
effect for the Cahaba River near Cahaba Heights.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Do not drive cars through flooded areas. Turn Around...Don't Drown.
Another statement will be issued by Tuesday morning...or sooner if
conditions warrant.
&&
ALC007-073-117-140202-
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/CHGA1.1.ER.200413T1612Z.200414T0000Z.200414T0501Z.UU/
903 AM CDT Mon Apr 13 2020
...Flood Warning extended until Tuesday afternoon...
The Flood Warning continues for
The Cahaba River Near Cahaba Heights.
* until Tuesday afternoon...or until the Warning is cancelled.
* AT 8:30 AM Monday the stage was 10.5 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 14 feet.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by late this morning and continue
to rise to near 17.6 feet by this evening. The river will fall
below flood stage after midnight tonight .
* Impact...At 17 feet...Flooding of some commercial property in the
area begins as stages continues to rise.
&&
LAT...LON 3341 8673 3337 8677 3333 8684 3335 8684
3340 8677 3342 8674
$$521
WGUS84 KBMX 140119
FLSBMX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
819 PM CDT Mon Apr 13 2020
...The flood warning is cancelled for the Cahaba River Near Cahaba
Heights...
.Levels at Cahaba Heights crested below established flood stages late
this morning and will continue to fall. Therefore...the warning has
been cancelled.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Do not drive cars through flooded areas. Turn Around...Don't Drown.
This will be the last statement for this event.
&&
ALC007-073-117-140149-
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/CHGA1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
819 PM CDT Mon Apr 13 2020
The Flood Warning is cancelled for
The Cahaba River Near Cahaba Heights.
* AT 7:30 PM Monday the stage was 6.6 feet.
* Flood stage is 14 feet.
* Forecast...The river crested below flood stage at 11.9 feet late
this morning. The river will continue to fall.
&&
LAT...LON 3341 8673 3337 8677 3333 8684 3335 8684
3340 8677 3342 8674
$$What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Apr 13, 12:28 AM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 12:28 AM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Birmingham AL 1228 AM CDT Mon Apr 13 2020 .UPDATE... For 06Z Aviation. && .SHORT TERM... /Updated at 0700 PM CDT Sun Apr 12 2020/ Mesoscale Update. An all-hazards severe weather threat continues across portions of Central Alabama. Damaging winds up to 70 mph, large hail, and tornadoes all remain possible into the overnight hours as a dynamic shortwave trough (which is taking a more neutral tilt) and surface low pressure eject eastward. Recent surface observations depict a favorable warm sector now along and north of the I-20/59 corridor, including SBCAPE 500-1,500 J/kg, EBS 60-70 kts, and 0-1 km SRH 500-700 m2/s2. These values are also supported by the 21Z BMX RAOB and various RADAR derived hodographs. Lift will continue to be abundant across the region as pressure & height falls accompany upper-level diffluence & quasigeostrophic forcing, as well as a surface moisture convergence axis from northeast AL into southwest MS. Thus, deep/moist convection will continue to be problematic over the next several hours, even as storm modes become less discrete. Threats also include flash flooding as high rain rates train north of I-20, generally along/near a 1.8-2.0" PW axis and confluent flow in the 925-850 mb layer. Short-range guidance suggests favorable atmospheric conditions for all-hazards will persist for the next several hours as a more linear convective system with embedded supercells ejects across Central AL. The effective layer significant tornado parameter is progged to remain as high as 5 ahead of this system through that time, suggesting an environment favorable for tornadogenesis and strong tornadoes. Residents of Central AL must remain diligent and weather aware into the overnight period and have multiple ways to receive warnings so that necessary action to protect life and property can be taken. 40/Sizemore .LONG TERM... /Updated at 0250 PM CDT Sun Apr 12 2020/ Monday through Saturday. Cooler, clearing conditions are expected on Monday as the cold front tracks towards the east coast. Lingering clouds may persist through the morning across our north as an upstream reinforcing front moves across the area, but a dry, northerly flow and increasing CAA will support sunny skies during the afternoon with highs in the lower 60s northwest to near 80F southeast. Guidance continues to indicate the front stalling generally east to west across the Gulf Coast region on Tuesday before lifting slightly into southern portions of Alabama early Wednesday morning. This should focus highest PoPs over our southeastern quadrant, but a flattened low-level ridge over the Lower MS Valley may hinder much of the activity from entering our forecast area, so PoPs may be lowered in future updates. Otherwise, the remainder of the extended will remain dry and cool as the weak low-level ridge slides eastward across the region with dry zonal flow aloft persisting through the period. Northeasterly flow Thursday morning should allow temps to lower into the 30s. Therefore, I continued to mention localized patchy frost across our northern counties. The latest round of data indicates lows may be a couple degrees warmer than previously forecast, but leaned on the cooler side since models are typically too warm under northeasterly flow. Rain chances will begin increasing at the end of the week as another low propagates across the Desert SW towards the Tennessee Valley. Kept PoPs around 40-50% since there is still plenty of uncertainty regarding timing, moisture return, and the evolution of the system. 86 && .AVIATION... 06Z TAF Discussion. A line of strong thunderstorms has pushed into east Alabama along a low level jet axis. The axis of heavy rainfall will be east of KMGM by 06z and east of KTOI by 07z. A cold front across west Alabama will produce sct light showers, probably only impacting KBHM thru 07z. Southwest winds 10-15 kts will become westerly after passage of cold front. The air mass is fairly dry ahead and just behind the cold front, but cold air stratocumulus will spread across the northern TAF sites between 12z and 17z, producing cigs arnd 2500 feet agl. The cigs will erode by late morning with sct cumulus after 18z. 58/rose && .FIRE WEATHER... Widespread rain and thunderstorms are expected tonight across Central Alabama. Winds will be gusty through the evening hours with south winds gusting to 35 MPH. Drier weather builds in the area on Monday before rain chances return across south Alabama Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Dry weather will prevail Thursday and Friday. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Gadsden 65 42 68 41 64 / 0 0 0 10 10 Anniston 69 44 70 44 66 / 0 0 0 10 10 Birmingham 67 45 69 43 65 / 0 0 0 20 10 Tuscaloosa 67 45 69 43 66 / 0 0 0 20 10 Calera 68 46 70 44 66 / 0 0 0 20 10 Auburn 76 49 76 49 69 / 10 0 10 40 20 Montgomery 77 51 78 50 71 / 0 0 10 40 20 Troy 80 52 81 52 71 / 10 0 10 50 30 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES/... Wind Advisory until 3 AM CDT early this morning for the following counties: Autauga...Barbour...Bibb...Blount... Bullock...Calhoun...Chambers...Cherokee...Chilton...Clay... Cleburne...Coosa...Dallas...Elmore...Etowah...Fayette...Greene... Hale...Jefferson...Lamar...Lee...Lowndes...Macon...Marengo... Marion...Montgomery...Perry...Pickens...Pike...Randolph... Russell...Shelby...St. Clair...Sumter...Talladega...Tallapoosa... Tuscaloosa...Walker...Winston. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 13, 1:38 AM CDT, 47 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Birmingham AL 138 AM CDT Mon Apr 13 2020 ALZ011>015-017>050-140945- Marion-Lamar-Fayette-Winston-Walker-Blount-Etowah-Calhoun-Cherokee- Cleburne-Pickens-Tuscaloosa-Jefferson-Shelby-St. Clair-Talladega- Clay-Randolph-Sumter-Greene-Hale-Perry-Bibb-Chilton-Coosa-Tallapoosa- Chambers-Marengo-Dallas-Autauga-Lowndes-Elmore-Montgomery-Macon- Bullock-Lee-Russell-Pike-Barbour- 138 AM CDT Mon Apr 13 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the counties served by the National Weather Service office in Birmingham. .DAY ONE...Outlook through Tonight. Severe thunderstorms are likely across the far eastern counties of Central Alabama through 3 AM CDT. The threats include tornadoes, damaging straight line winds up to 70 MPH, and hail up to golf ball size. Winds will also be breezy outside of thunderstorms with gusts between 40 and 60 MPH through 8 AM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Minor flooding is forecast along portions of the Tombigbee River and Black Warrior River starting midweek. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Activation of storm spotters and emergency management will be necessary. Please follow all local, state, and CDC guidelines in regards to travel.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 13, 12:53 AM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1253 AM CDT MON APR 13 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1001 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 ESE HIGHLAND LAKE 33.88N 86.40W
04/12/2020 BLOUNT AL PUBLIC
SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AT STRAIGHT
MOUNTAIN.
&&
MALLocal storm report, Apr 13, 12:55 AM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1255 AM CDT MON APR 13 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0528 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 ESE HIGHLAND LAKE 33.88N 86.40W
04/12/2020 BLOUNT AL PUBLIC
CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 1
ESE HIGHLAND LAKE. SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN
DOWN AT STRAIGHT MOUNTAIN.
&&
MALLocal storm report, Apr 13, 1:08 AM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
108 AM CDT MON APR 13 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1231 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 E MONTEREY HEIGHTS 32.51N 85.07W
04/13/2020 LEE AL BROADCAST MEDIA
*** 1 INJ ***
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN NEAR LEE ROAD 858. ONE
OF THE TREES FELL THROUGH A MOBILE HOME
INJURING THE RESIDENT.
&&
MALLocal storm report, Apr 13, 1:36 AM CDT, 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
136 AM CDT MON APR 13 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1115 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NE ALABAMA STATE UNIV 32.38N 86.27W
04/12/2020 MONTGOMERY AL BROADCAST MEDIA
STOP LIGHT WAS BLOWN DOWN AT ANN STREET AND
MADISON AVENUE. THERE WERE NUMEROUS TREES
AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS THE CITY OF
MONTGOMERY. MANY LANDED ON HOMES.
&&
MALLocal storm report, Apr 13, 1:38 AM CDT, 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
138 AM CDT MON APR 13 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0636 PM FLASH FLOOD HAYDEN 33.89N 86.76W
04/12/2020 BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL SPOTS ALONG HWY 160 ARE COVERED WITH
6-8 INCHES OF WATER. HIGHWAY 11 HAS BEEN
WASHED OUT AND IS IMPASSABLE.
&&
MALLocal storm report, Apr 13, 2:03 AM CDT, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
203 AM CDT MON APR 13 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0348 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NNW BEVILL LOCK AND D 33.23N 88.30W
04/12/2020 PICKENS AL BROADCAST MEDIA
CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 1
NNW BEVILL LOCK AND DAM. A FEW TREES WERE
BLOWN DOWN NEAR PICKENSVILLE LAKE. POSSIBLE
TORNADO.
0406 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 4 W GAINESVILLE 32.81N 88.22W
04/12/2020 SUMTER AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN NEAR MILE MARKER
5 ON HIGHWAY 116. THESE ARE WINDS OUT AHEAD
OF THE STORMS.
0410 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 W CARROLLTON 33.27N 88.15W
04/12/2020 PICKENS AL PUBLIC
SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN
DOWN WEST OF CARROLLTON.
0411 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 SW ASHCRAFT CORNER 33.47N 87.99W
04/12/2020 PICKENS AL AMATEUR RADIO
A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN THE ZION AREA
NORTH OF REFORM.
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SE GORDO 33.31N 87.89W
04/12/2020 PICKENS AL PUBLIC
TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED; ROOF BLOWN OFF.
0423 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SE GORDO 33.31N 87.89W
04/12/2020 PICKENS AL BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 82 EAST
OF GORDO.
0437 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NW SAMANTHA 33.46N 87.65W
04/12/2020 TUSCALOOSA AL AMATEUR RADIO
PEA SIZE HAIL AND UNKNOWN WIND GUSTS NEAR
SAMANTHA.
0453 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 E OAKMAN 33.72N 87.35W
04/12/2020 WALKER AL BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES BLOWN DOWN ON OAKMAN PARRISH ROAD.
0459 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 N PARRISH 33.77N 87.28W
04/12/2020 WALKER AL AMATEUR RADIO
0500 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 WSW BIRMINGPORT 33.55N 87.17W
04/12/2020 JEFFERSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A FEW TREES BLOWN DOWN ON MAE VINES ROAD.
0504 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SW BIRMINGPORT 33.54N 87.13W
04/12/2020 JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC
A FEW TREES BLOWN DOWN AROUND ALLIANCE.
0507 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SSE BIRMINGPORT 33.55N 87.10W
04/12/2020 JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC
A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN.
0507 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 E GORGAS STEAM PLANT 33.66N 87.16W
04/12/2020 WALKER AL BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES BLOWN DOWN, CAR THROWN NEAR THE GORGAS
STEAM PLANT. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0512 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 WSW LYNNS PARK 33.80N 87.17W
04/12/2020 WALKER AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
MULTIPLE TREE WERE BLOWN DOWN NORTH OF
CORDOVA. ONE GARAGE WAS DESTROYED BY FALLEN
TREES. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0517 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG CLANTON 32.84N 86.63W
04/12/2020 CHILTON AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES HAVE BEEN BLOWN DOWN BY GRADIENT WINDS
AROUND CLANTON.
0517 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG VERBENA 32.75N 86.51W
04/12/2020 CHILTON AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES HAVE BEEN BLOWN DOWN BY GRADIENT WINDS
AROUND VERBENA.
0517 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 WNW SAYRE 33.73N 87.01W
04/12/2020 JEFFERSON AL BROADCAST MEDIA
SEVERAL BUSINESS DESTROYED ALONG HIGHWAY 78
NEAR SAYRE. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0518 PM TSTM WND GST 2 N GRAYSVILLE 33.65N 86.98W
04/12/2020 M65 MPH JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC
UAH MOBILE MESONET.
0518 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NW PARTRIDGE CROSSROA 33.79N 86.96W
04/12/2020 JEFFERSON AL BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AND A ROOF WAS BLOWN
OFF A HOME IN BAGELY.
0519 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SW SAYRE 33.70N 86.99W
04/12/2020 JEFFERSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AND SEVERAL
ROADWAYS ARE IMPASSABLE. LAWLEY BAPTIST
CHURCH WAS DAMAGED. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0528 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 ESE HIGHLAND LAKE 33.88N 86.40W
04/12/2020 BLOUNT AL PUBLIC
CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 1
ESE HIGHLAND LAKE. SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN
DOWN AT STRAIGHT MOUNTAIN.
0540 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 WSW LOCUST FORK 33.89N 86.64W
04/12/2020 BLOUNT AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY
79 NEAR FRANKLIN DRIVE AND TAWBUSH ROAD .
POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0550 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 S EASLEY 33.93N 86.54W
04/12/2020 BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AND ADDITIONAL DAMAGE
ALONG COUNTY ROAD 1 NEAR DOGWOOD LANE.
POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0550 PM HAIL ONEONTA 33.95N 86.47W
04/12/2020 E1.25 INCH BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
HALF DOLLAR SIZE REPORTED IN A FEW PLACES
AROUND ONEONTA.
0553 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NNE HIGHLAND LAKE 33.94N 86.40W
04/12/2020 BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN BETWEEN CR 20
AND ROBIN HILL ROAD ALONG HIGHWAY 231. ROAD
IS COMPLETELY BLOCKED.
0558 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 SE HENDRIX 34.00N 86.40W
04/12/2020 BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TIME ESTIMATED. TREES DOWN ON SANDERS LANE
BETWEEN CR 39 AND HALE CREEK ROAD.
0607 PM HAIL 1 NE WALNUT GROVE 34.07N 86.28W
04/12/2020 E1.75 INCH ETOWAH AL PUBLIC
0616 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SSW REECE CITY 34.06N 86.03W
04/12/2020 ETOWAH AL AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. MANY OF THESE TREES
LANDED ON STRUCTURES. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0620 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 WNW SARDIS CITY 34.18N 86.16W
04/12/2020 ETOWAH AL TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AND ADDITIONAL DAMAGE.
POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0622 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NE CRUDUP 34.13N 85.98W
04/12/2020 ETOWAH AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN AND SOME
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.
0626 PM FLOOD 4 NW HENDRIX 34.06N 86.51W
04/12/2020 BLOUNT AL PUBLIC
RIVER/CREEK OVERFLOWING;
CROPLAND/YARD/BASEMENT FLOODING.
0631 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 ENE SLACKLAND 34.14N 85.78W
04/12/2020 CHEROKEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PROVIDENCE CHURCH HAD PART OF ITS ROOF BLOWN
OFF.
0633 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 W SAND ROCK 34.24N 85.79W
04/12/2020 CHEROKEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN AND
BLOCKING THE ROADWAY.
0634 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 WSW YELLOW CREEK FALL 34.22N 85.76W
04/12/2020 CHEROKEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A LARGE TREE DOWN AND COMPLETELY BLOCKING
THE ROADWAY NEAR CR 166 AND HIGHWAY 68.
0636 PM FLASH FLOOD HAYDEN 33.89N 86.76W
04/12/2020 BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL SPOTS ALONG HWY 160 ARE COVERED WITH
6-8 INCHES OF WATER. HIGHWAY 11 HAS BEEN
WASHED OUT AND IS IMPASSABLE.
0640 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 W SAND ROCK 34.24N 85.81W
04/12/2020 CHEROKEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN AND BLOCKING THE ROADWAY NEAR
HIGHWAY 68 AND CR 3.
0642 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N LEESBURG 34.21N 85.77W
04/12/2020 CHEROKEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A VEHICLE RAN INTO A DOWNED TREE BLOCKING
THE ROADWAY ALONG CR 36 AND TURTLE CREEK
LOOP.
0643 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 SSW BROOKSVILLE 34.12N 86.51W
04/12/2020 BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
CORRECTS PREVIOUS FLASH FLOOD REPORT FROM 5
SSW BROOKSVILLE. CORRECTS PREVIOUS FLASH
FLOOD REPORT FROM 5 SSW BROOKSVILLE. WATER
WASHED AWAY ROAD NEAR WHEELER RD AND CTY HWY
49.
0700 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S NEW MOON 34.38N 85.52W
04/12/2020 CHEROKEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG CR 99.
TIME ESTIMATED.
0703 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSW BLANCHE 34.34N 85.62W
04/12/2020 CHEROKEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AND BLOCKING THE
ROADWAY.
0705 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 WNW GAINESVILLE 32.82N 88.17W
04/12/2020 SUMTER AL PUBLIC
SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AROUND
GAINESVILLE.
0709 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 ENE BLANCHE 34.37N 85.58W
04/12/2020 CHEROKEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG CR 89.
0805 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 NE SELMA 32.44N 86.99W
04/12/2020 DALLAS AL PUBLIC
1-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; SHINGLES BLOWN
OFF. GRADIENT WINDS.
0812 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SSE CARBON HILL 33.89N 87.52W
04/12/2020 WALKER AL BROADCAST MEDIA
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN CARBON HILL INCLUDING A
FEW FAST FOOD LOCATIONS AND THE HIGH SCHOOL.
SEVERAL OTHER STRUCTURES SUFFERED VARYING
DEGREES OF DAMAGE. SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN
DOWN. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0820 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 S LILITA 32.46N 88.13W
04/12/2020 SUMTER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN AND
LANDED ON A PARKED VEHICLE IN BELLAMY.
0833 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SW LAKE NICOL PARK 33.29N 87.50W
04/12/2020 TUSCALOOSA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AND SEVERAL LANDED ON
HOMES. SEVERAL AUTOMOBILES WERE ALSO
DAMAGED. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0848 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SE BULL CITY 33.40N 87.25W
04/12/2020 JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC
SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AROUND BULL
CITY.
0908 PM FLASH FLOOD NORTHPORT 33.23N 87.58W
04/12/2020 TUSCALOOSA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORT OF WATER LEVELS UP TO CAR HOODS IN
NORTHPORT NEAR 18TH ST.
0917 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 NNE BLOUNTSVILLE 34.15N 86.57W
04/12/2020 BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A BARN WAS DESTROYED ALONG BLACK ROAD.
0922 PM TSTM WND DMG FULTONDALE 33.62N 86.80W
04/12/2020 JEFFERSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES DOWN AND MANY LANDED ON HOMES
BETWEEN FULTONDALE AND GARDENDALE.
0927 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 S GEIGER 32.81N 88.29W
04/12/2020 SUMTER AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 116.
0930 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 NE BOLDO 33.86N 87.17W
04/12/2020 WALKER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FLASH FLOODING NEAR RV PARK IN SLEEPY HOLLOW
CIRCLE NEAR BOLDO. AT LEAST ONE RV WAS SWEPT
DOWNSTREAM IN FLOOD WATERS.
0942 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 N UNIVERSITY MALL 33.21N 87.52W
04/12/2020 TUSCALOOSA AL PUBLIC
WATER LEVEL RISES REPORTED ACROSS VARIOUS
AREAS OF THE TUSCALOOSA METRO AREA.
0949 PM FLOOD BYNUM 33.60N 85.96W
04/12/2020 CALHOUN AL PUBLIC
RIVER/CREEK OVERFLOWING;
CROPLAND/YARD/BASEMENT FLOODING.
0959 PM FLASH FLOOD JASPER 33.83N 87.28W
04/12/2020 WALKER AL PUBLIC
FLASH FLOODING REPORTED IN DOWNTOWN JASPER.
VIDEO SUBMITTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA OF FLOWING
WATER OVER ROADWAY.
1000 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 ESE BLOUNT SPRINGS 33.92N 86.77W
04/12/2020 BLOUNT AL PUBLIC
CR 7 WAS COMPLETELY WASHED OUT NEAR JACK
COLE ROAD.
1000 PM TSTM WND DMG PALMERDALE 33.74N 86.65W
04/12/2020 JEFFERSON AL BROADCAST MEDIA
SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AND BLOCKING
THE ROADWAYS.
1008 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 ENE TRUSSVILLE 33.62N 86.60W
04/12/2020 JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC
SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AROUND
TRUSSVILLE.
1012 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 E SPRINGVILLE 33.77N 86.46W
04/12/2020 ST. CLAIR AL BROADCAST MEDIA
*** 1 INJ ***
A LARGE TREE FELL ON A HOME. ONE MAN WAS
INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.
TIME ESTIMATED.
1031 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 SSE OAK GROVE 33.45N 87.14W
04/12/2020 JEFFERSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FLASH FLOODING REPORTED NEAR OAK GROVE.
1035 PM FLASH FLOOD GRAYSVILLE 33.63N 86.97W
04/12/2020 JEFFERSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
EVACUATIONS DUE TO FLASH FLOODING IN
GRAYSVILLE, AS WELLS AS CARDIFF.
1043 PM HAIL 3 SE AUBURN UNIV MONTGO 32.33N 86.15W
04/12/2020 U0.50 INCH MONTGOMERY AL PUBLIC
HALF-INCH (0.50 IN.).
1054 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 NE WADLEY 33.14N 85.55W
04/12/2020 RANDOLPH AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN ALONG CR
33.
1107 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 E MONTGOMERY COUNTRY 32.35N 86.23W
04/12/2020 MONTGOMERY AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A LARGE TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN AND BLOCKING THE
EASTBOUND LANES OF VAUGHN ROAD WEST OF US
231.
1108 PM HAIL 1 ESE ALABAMA STATE CAP 32.37N 86.29W
04/12/2020 E0.50 INCH MONTGOMERY AL BROADCAST MEDIA
1110 PM FLASH FLOOD BESSEMER 33.41N 86.96W
04/12/2020 JEFFERSON AL BROADCAST MEDIA
FLASH FLOODING NEAR 20TH ST AND 10TH AVE.
VEHICLES STRANDED IN FLOODED ROADWAYS.
1111 PM FLASH FLOOD BESSEMER 33.41N 86.96W
04/12/2020 JEFFERSON AL BROADCAST MEDIA
VEHICLES STRANDED IN FLOODED ROADWAYS NEAR
20TH ST AND 10TH AVE.
1112 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 WSW WETUMPKA 32.54N 86.21W
04/12/2020 ELMORE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A LARGE TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN AND BLOCKING THE
ROAD ON N OPOTHLEOHOLA STREET.
1115 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NE ALABAMA STATE UNIV 32.38N 86.27W
04/12/2020 MONTGOMERY AL BROADCAST MEDIA
STOP LIGHT WAS BLOWN DOWN AT ANN STREET AND
MADISON AVENUE. THERE WERE NUMEROUS TREES
AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS THE CITY OF
MONTGOMERY. MANY LANDED ON HOMES.
1119 PM FLASH FLOOD CAHABA HEIGHTS 33.46N 86.73W
04/12/2020 JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC
VIDEO SUBMITTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA OF FAST
FLOWING WATER IN CAHABA HEIGHTS.
1130 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SSW REEVES AIRPORT 32.51N 85.88W
04/12/2020 TALLAPOOSA AL PUBLIC
TREES DOWN ON LOWER TUSKEGEE RD IN
TALLAPOOSA COUNTY. ROAD REPORTED IMPASSABLE.
TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
1142 PM TSTM WND GST NOTASULGA 32.56N 85.68W
04/12/2020 E68 MPH MACON AL BROADCAST MEDIA
1143 PM TSTM WND GST NOTASULGA 32.56N 85.67W
04/12/2020 M68 MPH MACON AL BROADCAST MEDIA
MEASURED WITH HOME WEATHER STATION.
1149 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 ENE MOUNTAIN BROOK 33.51N 86.73W
04/12/2020 JEFFERSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODED PROPERTIES IN THE MOUNTAIN BROOK
AREA. EM SUBMITTED PHOTO OF FLOOD WATERS
COVERING ENTIRE YARD AND UP AGAINST HOME.
1203 AM FLASH FLOOD GAYLESVILLE 34.27N 85.56W
04/13/2020 CHEROKEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
MULTIPLE ROADS IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLASH
FLOODING IN GAYLESVILLE.
1205 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 WSW CEDAR BLUFF 34.22N 85.61W
04/13/2020 CHEROKEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
MULTIPLE ROADS IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLASH
FLOODING IN CEDAR BLUFF.
1205 AM FLASH FLOOD LEESBURG 34.18N 85.76W
04/13/2020 CHEROKEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
MULTIPLE ROADS IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLASH
FLOODING IN LEESBURG.
1208 AM FLASH FLOOD 2 ENE ATTALLA 34.02N 86.07W
04/13/2020 ETOWAH AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ROADS IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLASH FLOODING IN
THE ATTALLA AREA, PARTICULARLY ALONG W
MEIGHAN BLVD.
1209 AM FLASH FLOOD GADSDEN 34.01N 86.00W
04/13/2020 ETOWAH AL EMERGENCY MNGR
MULTIPLE ROADS IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLASH
FLOODING IN THE GADSDEN AREA.
1210 AM TSTM WND GST OPELIKA 32.65N 85.38W
04/13/2020 E64 MPH LEE AL BROADCAST MEDIA
1231 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 E MONTEREY HEIGHTS 32.51N 85.07W
04/13/2020 LEE AL BROADCAST MEDIA
*** 1 INJ ***
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN NEAR LEE ROAD 858. ONE
OF THE TREES FELL THROUGH A MOBILE HOME
INJURING THE RESIDENT.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 7:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene | 22 min |
| Apr 12, 7:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Sumter | 26 min |
| Apr 12, 7:16 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Cherokee, Etowah, St. Clair | 6 hr |
| Apr 12, 8:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Walker | 55 min |
| Apr 12, 8:14 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Walker, Winston | 5 hr |
| Apr 12, 8:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Walker, Winston | 15 min |
| Apr 12, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 38 min |
| Apr 12, 8:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Fayette, Greene, Jefferson, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 12, 8:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa | 21 min |
| Apr 12, 8:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson | 54 min |
| Apr 12, 8:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa | 17 min |
| Apr 12, 8:49 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter | 5 days |
| Apr 12, 8:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 39 min |
| Apr 12, 8:52 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 66 hr |
| Apr 12, 8:58 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Tuscaloosa | 52 hr |
| Apr 12, 8:58 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter, Tuscaloosa | 61 hr |
| Apr 12, 9:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount | 20 min |
| Apr 12, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Etowah, Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby | 71 min |
| Apr 12, 9:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marengo | 27 min |
| Apr 12, 10:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Dallas | 27 min |
| Apr 12, 10:22 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Etowah, St. Clair | 4 hr |
| Apr 12, 10:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 36 min |
| Apr 12, 10:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lowndes, Montgomery | 53 min |
| Apr 12, 10:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah | 58 min |
| Apr 12, 10:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Elmore | 43 min |
| Apr 12, 10:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton, Clay, Coosa, Shelby, Talladega, Tallapoosa | 43 min |
| Apr 12, 11:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Greene, Hale, Pickens, Sumter | 3 hr |
| Apr 12, 11:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bullock, Macon, Montgomery, Tallapoosa | 60 min |
| Apr 12, 11:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion | 74 min |
| Apr 12, 11:24 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Fayette, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 6 hr |
| Apr 12, 11:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lee, Russell | 75 min |
| Apr 13, 12:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Barbour, Bullock, Pike | 82 min |
| Apr 13, 12:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pike | 64 min |
| Apr 13, 12:13 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Lowndes, Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Apr 13, 12:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers | 16 min |
| Apr 13, 12:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour, Bullock | 53 min |
| Apr 13, 1:04 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Barbour, Bullock, Pike, Russell | 3 hr |
| Apr 13, 1:29 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | BMX | Autauga, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay and 10 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 13, 1:29 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay and 10 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:08 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 12 hr |
| Apr 13, 7:43 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 3 days |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.